Cancellation (mail) - Studies of Cancellations

Studies of Cancellations

Great Britain, Ireland & Commonwealth

• R.C. Alcock & F.C. Holland, The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1940 (Alcock, Cheltenham 1940)(and supplements).
• George Brumell, British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906 (Alcock, Cheltenham 1971).
• Robert Danzig & David Goldsmith, The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red (Philatelic Imprint, London 1991).
• William Kane, Catalogue of the postal markings of Dublin, c. 1840-1922 (M.P.Giffney, Dublin 1981).
• John Parmenter, Michael Goodman, & John Saylor, Jr., Barred Numeral Cancellations, Vols. I-IV (1985–1988).
• H.C. Westley, The Postal Cancellations of London, 1840-1890 (H.F. Johnson 1950).
• J.T. Whitney, Collect British Postmarks: Handbook to British Postal Markings and Their Values (British Postmark Society).
• H.M. Campbell, Queensland cancellations and other postal markings 1860-1913 (Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne 1977).
• J.R.W. Purves, Victoria: the "Barred Numeral" Cancellations, 1856-1912, and the post offices which used them (Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne 1963).
• R.J.G. Collins, The Cancellations of New Zealand: with notes on the early philatelic history (Kiwi Publishers Christchurch, N.Z. 1926 (1995)).
• Tom Lee & John Watts, New Zealand pictorial and special event date stamps, 1882-2002(North Shore Philatelic Society, Auckland 2002).
• H.C. Dann, The cancellations of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland (Robson Lowe Ltd., London 1950).
• D.R. Martin, Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations, 1855-1884 (Robson Lowe, London 1970).

United States

• James M Cole, Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era, 1870-1894 (U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Columbus, OH 1995).
• Kenneth L. Gilman, The New Herst-Sampson catalog : a Guide to 19th century United States Postmarks and Cancellations (D.G. Phillips Pub. Co. North Miami, FL 1989).
• R. F. Hanmer, A collector's guide to U.S. Machine Postmarks, 1871-1925: with examples of later types (D.G. Phillips Pub. Co. North Miami 3d rev. ed. 1989).
• Herman Herst, Jr., Fancy Cancellations on Nineteenth Century United States Postage Stamps (Shrub Oak, New York 3rd rev. ed. 1963).
• Foster W. Loso, Twentieth Century United States Fancy Cancellations (Somerset Press, c. 1952).
• Moe Luff, United States Postal Slogan Cancel Catalog (Spring Valley, N.Y. rev. ed 1968).
• Sol Salkind, U.S. Cancels 1890-1900, with Special Emphasis on the Fancy Cancels found on the 2¢ Red Definitive Stamps of this period (David G. Phillips Co. c. 1985).
• Hubert C. Skinner & Amos Eno, United States Cancellations, 1845-1869:Unusual and Representative Markings (American Philatelic Society, State College, PA 1980).
• Scott R. Trepel, U.S. postmarks and cancellations (Philatelic Foundation, New York 1992).
• William R. Weiss, Jr. & Foster W. Loso, The Complete Pricing Guide of United States 20th Century Fancy Cancellations (W.R. Weiss, Jr. 1987).
• Michel Zareski & Herman Herst, Fancy Cancellations on 19th Century United States Postage Stamps (Shrub Oak, NY. 3d rev. ed. 1962).

Canada

• K. M. Day, Canadian Fancy Cancellations of the Nineteenth Century (British North America Philatelic Society, Toronto 1963).
• D.M. Lacelle, Fancy cancels on Canadian stamps 1855 to 1950 (British North America Philatelic Society Ltd., Ottawa 2007).
• Lewis M. Ludlow, Catalogue of Canadian railway cancellations and related transportation postmarks (L.M. Ludlow, Tokyo 1982).
• G.Douglas Murray, 2000 postmarks of Prince Edward Island, 1814 to 1995 (Retrospect Pub., Charlottetown, PEI 1996).

Belgium

• NIPA, Catalogue spécialisé des oblitérations belges 1849-1910, 1999 (nl-fr)

France

• Jean Pothion, France Obliterations 1849-1876 (La Poste aux Letters, Paris 1975).

Austro-Hungarian empire

• Edwin Mueller, Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, Wien 1961, including a unique valuation system referred to as "Points Mueller".

See Valuation of cancellations of the Austrian Empire for an explanation of this system.

• Edwin Mueller, Die Poststempel auf der Freimarken-Ausgabe 1867 von Österreich und Ungarn, 1930
• Wilhelm KLEIN, Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, 1967 (in German)

German States

• Hans GROBE,Altdeutschland Spezial-Katalog und Handbuch, 1975 (in German)
• Peter SEM, BAYERN Spezialkatalog, Handbuch Kreuzerausgaben", 1985 Bamberg
• A. von Lenthe, Hannover Postanstalten und Poststempel, 1971 (in German)
• Friedrich SPALINK, Die Deutschen Hufeisen Stempel, 1974 Selbstverlag (the famous German horseshoes)
• Peter FEUSER, Nachverwendete Altdeutschland-Stempel, 1983 (for cancellations still in use after unification of Germany)

South America

• Joseph Schatzkes (rev. Karl H. Shimmer), The Cancellations of Mexico, 1856-1874 (W.E. Shelton n.p. 1983).
• Lamy et Rinck, PEROU Oblitérations postales de 1857 à 1873, Classification et cotation, 1964 (en français)

Elsewhere

• Archibald George Mount Batten, The Postmarks of the Orange Free State and the Orange River Colony, 1868-1910 (1972).
• Roger Hosking, Paquebot Cancellations of the World (Oxted 1977).
• Derek Willan (editor), Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers (Hellenic Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1994)
• John H. Coles & Howard E. Walker, Postal Cancellations of the Ottoman Empire (Christie’s-Robson Lowe, London -1995).
• Resımlı Osmanli Illustrated Ottoman Turkish Postmarks 1840-1929 (Tűrk Posta Damgalari) (10 vols in process).